Game #3994
Aston Villa
12-7-4, 43 PTS

Saturday, 12 December 1987
3rd (-)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Kevin Gage | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CB Martin Keown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Steve Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Bernie Gallacher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Warren Aspinall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Mark Lillis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Stuart Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Garry Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Alan McInally | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Mark Lillis replaces Andy Gray.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.30 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 30.47 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 20.26 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Garry Thompson hits a second successive brace to make it six in four games as Villa make it nine away victories out of twelve and remain third in the second division table, four points off first place.
Graham Taylor's Villa have now lost just once in seventeen Division Two games, winning eleven.
Starting XI
Scorer(s) | Garry Thompson | 13' | 52' |
Assist(s) | Kevin Gage | 13' |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 13โ Goal, 1-0, Garry Thompson, Assist by Kevin Gage
๐ฅ
| 18โ Goal, 1-1, (Birmingham City), Andy Kennedy
๐ | HT Birmingham City 1-1 Aston Villa
โฝ | 52โ Goal, 2-1, Garry Thompson
๐ | FT Birmingham City 1-2 Aston Villa
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #28 |
Saturday, 12 December 1987
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Ron Bridges | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Deeside, 1979-1989
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Ron Bridges | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Deeside, 1979-1989
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 101 | ๐ฉ 41 | ๐จ 27 | ๐ฅ 33 | โฝ 156 | ๐ฅ
137 |
League ๐ 96 | ๐ฉ 39 | ๐จ 25 | ๐ฅ 32 | โฝ 150 | ๐ฅ
134 |
FA Cup ๐ 3 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 5 | ๐ฅ
0 |
League Cup ๐ 2 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 1 | ๐ฅ
3 |
Home ๐ 50 | ๐ฉ 24 | ๐จ 14 | ๐ฅ 12 | โฝ 83 | ๐ฅ
57 |
Away ๐ 51 | ๐ฉ 17 | ๐จ 13 | ๐ฅ 21 | โฝ 73 | ๐ฅ
80 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
๐ 28 | ๐ฉ | 15 ๐จ | 7 ๐ฅ 6 | 1.86
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
What they Said
Division Two
Birmingham City
9-6-8, 33 PTS
St Andrew's
Attendance: 25,759
GK Tony Godden | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Ray Ranson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Brian Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Vince Overson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
LB John Frain | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M John Trewick | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Des Bremner (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Gary Childs | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Ian Handysides | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Steve Wigley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Andy Kennedy | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Garry Pendrey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | LB John Frain | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (F Guy Russell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
RB Kevin Ashley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
League Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1962-63
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1987-88
Playing Squad

































